Pat, What would you like to know. Thomas Jefferson Wilhite? Let me start you with: "He came from TN to LA, finally settling in Ashley Co, AK. He was a Clergyman of the Methodist Church; was reported to have had several Negro slaves; voted against secession and had a rather hard time of it because of this action during the war between the states. He was well read and had one of the best (family) libraries in that vicinity. He would meet all the ships coming in from England (probably in New Orleans since he lived in LA for many years) and would find out what books, if any, were on board. He would then make arrangements with the consignees, either bookstores or individuals, for the purchase of the books of his choice. Many of these books were first editions. He was particularly fond of Lord Byron's works and named one of his sons after this great poet. After his death, the books got scattered, lost and destroyed. Most of them went to his son, Byron Farmer Wilhite, upon whose death they then went to his son, Willie Norman Wilhite. Willie stored the books in an old frame building in Wilmot, Ak., which later caught fire and burned to the ground, thereby totally destroying these valuable books. Thomas Jefferson Wilhite sold his plantation just before the close of the Civil War, got Confederate money for it and was bankrupt after the war. Sometime during his later years he went to Floyd, Hunt Co. TX, where he died and is buried. He probably had a pastoral appointment there" Source: Warren Farmer Wilhite, Mrs. Lillie Day Wilhite, Mrs. Permelia Wilhite Kemp, or Mrs. Ethel Wilhite Goodwin from some family records passed around. I am not sure which one had the above quote. Sharon Wilhite Powers ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Thanks, Sharon, this is great information to start with -- my mother would probably say TJ Wilhite must be where she got her love for books. And speaking of books, which publications on the Wilhites do you especially recommend? I have requested microfiche of several publications from the LDS library. Offhand, do you know the parents of TJ Wilhite's wife, Leah Farmer? Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon A Powers" <spowers52@juno.com> To: <WILHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [WILHITE] Thomas Jefferson Wilhite, Union Parish, LA > Pat, > What would you like to know. Thomas Jefferson Wilhite? Let me start you > with: > "He came from TN to LA, finally settling in Ashley Co, AK. He was a > Clergyman of the Methodist Church; was reported to have had several Negro > slaves; voted against secession and had a rather hard time of it because > of this action during the war between the states. He was well read and > had one of the best (family) libraries in that vicinity. He would meet > all the ships coming in from England (probably in New Orleans since he > lived in LA for many years) and would find out what books, if any, were > on board. He would then make arrangements with the consignees, either > bookstores or individuals, for the purchase of the books of his choice. > Many of these books were first editions. He was particularly fond of Lord > Byron's works and named one of his sons after this great poet. After his > death, the books got scattered, lost and destroyed. Most of them went to > his son, Byron Farmer Wilhite, upon whose death they then went to his > son, Willie Norman Wilhite. Willie stored the books in an old frame > building in Wilmot, Ak., which later caught fire and burned to the > ground, thereby totally destroying these valuable books. Thomas Jefferson > Wilhite sold his plantation just before the close of the Civil War, got > Confederate money for it and was bankrupt after the war. Sometime during > his later years he went to Floyd, Hunt Co. TX, where he died and is > buried. He probably had a pastoral appointment there" > Source: Warren Farmer Wilhite, Mrs. Lillie Day Wilhite, Mrs. Permelia > Wilhite Kemp, or Mrs. Ethel Wilhite Goodwin from some family records > passed around. I am not sure which one had the above quote. > Sharon Wilhite Powers > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > ==== WILHITE Mailing List ==== > Don't forget, there is also a new WILHOIT Mailing List at Rootsweb. > Subscribe to it the same way you did to this WILHITE List. > (To contact the Listowner, send to georgedurman@home.com) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >